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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project






2. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary






3. Analytical technique to determine the essential features and relationships of components in the project management plan to establish a reserve for the schedule duration - budget - estimated cost or funds for a project






4. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports






5. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.






6. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or a schedule activity. the total planned value for the project






7. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.






8. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished






9. Management methodology for integrating scope - schedule and resources and for objectively measuring project performance and progress. performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of work performed (earned value) and comparing it to the ac






10. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments






11. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






12. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality






13. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases






14. Summary level schedule that identifies the major schedule milestone






15. Document that establishes criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule






16. Hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units






17. Estimate or prediction of conditions and events in the projects future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. information is based on the project's past performance and expected future performance






18. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






19. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.






20. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.






21. Float (total float - free float)






22. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information






23. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.






24. A source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable. on a control chart - it appears as part of the random process variation and is indicated by random pattern of points within the control limits. also referred to as random cause






25. Quantitative risk analysis and modeling technique used to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. typical display of results is in the form of a tornado diagram






26. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.






27. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.






28. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






29. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules






30. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders






31. Developing a detailed description of the project and product






32. Graphic display of schedule related information.






33. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses






34. Application of knowledge - skills - tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements






35. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






36. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity (at the summary level)






37. Project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into the potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Monte Carlo Analysis






38. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.






39. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






40. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources






41. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions






42. Monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes






43. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers






44. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete






45. Summary level project schedule that identifies the major deliverables and work breakdown structure components and key schedule milestones






46. Features and functions that characterize a product - service or result






47. Technique that computes or iterates the project cost or project schedule many times using input values selected at random from probability distributions of possible costs or durations - to calculate a distribution of total project costs or completion






48. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning






49. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates






50. The document that describes the communications needs and expectations for the project; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; wan who is responsible for providing each type of communic